DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
Three separate companies have received a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for wind farms in the Monticello area. Two are in the TARB area northeast of town and the third is near city limits northwest of Monticello.
It may be a race against the clock as a...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
Things are getting nasty in San Juan County government. And it seems to be getting worse.
The San Juan County Courthouse is abuzz with all sorts of allegations and counter allegations. It makes it very difficult to cover the news.
Adding to the complexity...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
Think the tap water in Monticello is warmer than normal this week? Well, it is.
The City began to pump water from Loyds Lake to the culinary water treatment plant on September 3.
One result is that the tap water is a bit warmer, as it comes from a...
DUST IN THE WIND
We received a number of letters and calls about the “flood plane” story on the front page of the February 15 SJR. They point out that the flood “plane” that FEMA says runs through the middle of Monticello should be a flood “plain”.
Our initial response was: “Thanks for...
DUST IN THE WIND
The letter to the Editor from John K. Black may raise a number of questions.
I have run John Black’s letters for nearly 20 years. He generally writes an incendiary letter that includes a number of provocative statements.
But I have also learned that there is often a...
DUST IN THE WIND
Several years ago, I visited the Utah State Capital to testify at a hearing before elected officials.
During the hearing, testimony was interrupted in midsentence as Senators and Representatives unexpectedly burst into laughter.
Kevin Ashby, then the publisher of the...
DUST IN THE WIND
It seems that every time I interact with the media, I hear about the demise of the newspaper industry. Readership is down, advertising is flat, the sky is falling.
To be sure, daily newspapers face an uncertain future. However, community newspapers are alive and...
Dust in the Wind
On October 18, 1968, at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon shattered a world record with a performance that many people thought would never be matched.
In the high altitude of Mexico City and with strange atmospheric conditions caused by an electrical storm...
DUST IN THE WIND
It should have been a moment of glory back in the early 1970s. I had run a button hook route and the pass was perfect. I caught the football and turned around, just steps from the end zone.
It felt to this nine-year-old that I had hit a brick wall. In reality, I had...
DUST IN THE WIND
by Bill Boyle
I know that I may be fighting a losing battle here. However, after a few recent letters to the Editor and the Life is Good article on page 7, I feel that the opposing viewpoint needs to be expressed if we are to fairly address the perennial argument about...
